Azure Job Trends in the East of England

Microsoft Azure
England > East of England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the East of England requiring Azure skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 14 6 9
Rank change year-on-year -8 +3 -3
Permanent jobs citing Azure 557 475 424
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 6.66% 14.34% 9.90%
As % of the Cloud Services category 43.31% 54.85% 40.93%
Number of salaries quoted 442 358 283
10th Percentile £28,000 £26,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £34,000 £30,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,038 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.08% -10.00% -
75th Percentile £70,061 £63,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £81,125 £75,000 £78,750
England median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £63,750
% change year-on-year +8.33% -5.88% +2.00%

All Cloud Computing Skills
East of England

Azure falls under the Cloud Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring cloud computing skills in the East of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 1,286 866 1,036
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 15.38% 26.14% 24.20%
Number of salaries quoted 929 633 567
10th Percentile £28,200 £26,250 £27,900
25th Percentile £32,500 £30,750 £40,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £45,000 £54,784
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -17.86% +9.57%
75th Percentile £68,750 £61,250 £68,750
90th Percentile £88,000 £75,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £63,000 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% -7.69% +4.00%

Azure
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Azure relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

Azure job vacancy trend in the East of England

Azure
Salary Trend in the East of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Azure.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Azure

Azure
Salary Histogram in the East of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Azure in the East of England over the 6 months to 12 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Azure in the East of England

Azure
Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Azure within the East of England region over the 6 months to 12 October 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Hertfordshire -1 226 £60,000 +9.09% 82
Essex -8 109 £40,000 - 37
Cambridgeshire -17 103 £57,500 +64.29% 103
Suffolk +31 58 £50,000 -20.00% 33
Norfolk -6 33 £47,500 -20.83% 16
Bedfordshire -21 28 £37,500 +12.78% 19
Azure
England

Azure
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 102 (18.31%) SharePoint
2 49 (8.80%) Microsoft Exchange
3 11 (1.97%) WordPress
4 4 (0.72%) SAS
5 3 (0.54%) Apache Airflow
5 3 (0.54%) IIS
6 2 (0.36%) Confluence
6 2 (0.36%) Luigi
7 1 (0.18%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.18%) CMS
7 1 (0.18%) Headless CMS
Applications
1 28 (5.03%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (2.15%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.36%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.18%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.18%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.18%) Trello
Business Applications
1 6 (1.08%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.72%) Dynamics NAV
3 2 (0.36%) NetSuite
3 2 (0.36%) Towers Watson Igloo
Cloud Services
1 196 (35.19%) Microsoft 365
2 117 (21.01%) Entra ID
3 76 (13.64%) Azure DevOps
4 70 (12.57%) AWS
5 64 (11.49%) Power Platform
6 59 (10.59%) OneDrive
7 48 (8.62%) Azure AI
8 27 (4.85%) Azure Service Bus
8 27 (4.85%) Power Automate
9 26 (4.67%) GitHub
9 26 (4.67%) PowerApps
10 23 (4.13%) Dynamics 365
11 22 (3.95%) GCP
12 20 (3.59%) Azure Logic Apps
13 18 (3.23%) Azure Cosmos DB
13 18 (3.23%) SaaS
14 17 (3.05%) Azure Data Factory
14 17 (3.05%) Microsoft Copilot
15 16 (2.87%) GitHub Copilot
16 11 (1.97%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 77 (13.82%) Firewall
2 68 (12.21%) DNS
3 54 (9.69%) DHCP
4 49 (8.80%) VPN
5 44 (7.90%) TCP/IP
6 20 (3.59%) MQTT
7 16 (2.87%) Wireless
8 13 (2.33%) WAN
9 12 (2.15%) LAN
9 12 (2.15%) VLAN
10 11 (1.97%) Internet
10 11 (1.97%) Network Security
10 11 (1.97%) VoIP
11 8 (1.44%) PBX
11 8 (1.44%) Wi-Fi
12 4 (0.72%) DMZ
12 4 (0.72%) Structured Cabling
13 2 (0.36%) IP Telephony
13 2 (0.36%) WLAN
14 1 (0.18%) LTE
Database & Business Intelligence
1 93 (16.70%) Azure SQL Database
2 56 (10.05%) MongoDB
3 43 (7.72%) Power BI
4 26 (4.67%) SQL Server
5 23 (4.13%) Elasticsearch
6 14 (2.51%) Data Warehouse
7 11 (1.97%) Relational Database
8 10 (1.80%) Tableau
9 6 (1.08%) PostgreSQL
10 4 (0.72%) MySQL
11 3 (0.54%) Data Lake
11 3 (0.54%) Redis
11 3 (0.54%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 2 (0.36%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
12 2 (0.36%) Big Data
12 2 (0.36%) Electronic Patient Records
12 2 (0.36%) Geospatial Data
12 2 (0.36%) Metadata
12 2 (0.36%) Spatial Data
13 1 (0.18%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 24 (4.31%) Git
2 11 (1.97%) JIRA
3 5 (0.90%) Visual Studio
4 4 (0.72%) Selenium
5 3 (0.54%) Cypress.io
5 3 (0.54%) git-flow
5 3 (0.54%) Terragrunt
6 2 (0.36%) GitLab
6 2 (0.36%) Yeoman
7 1 (0.18%) ERwin
7 1 (0.18%) Jenkins
7 1 (0.18%) JMeter
7 1 (0.18%) PHPUnit
7 1 (0.18%) Postman
7 1 (0.18%) Rational DOORS
7 1 (0.18%) REST Assured
7 1 (0.18%) Team Foundation Server
7 1 (0.18%) Visual Studio Code
7 1 (0.18%) Vite
7 1 (0.18%) VSS/SourceSafe
General
1 210 (37.70%) Social Skills
2 55 (9.87%) Finance
3 33 (5.92%) Analytical Skills
4 14 (2.51%) Law
4 14 (2.51%) Legal
5 13 (2.33%) Influencing Skills
5 13 (2.33%) Marketing
5 13 (2.33%) Public Sector
5 13 (2.33%) Retail
6 10 (1.80%) Documentation Skills
6 10 (1.80%) Organisational Skills
7 9 (1.62%) Games
8 5 (0.90%) Advertising
8 5 (0.90%) Telecoms
9 4 (0.72%) Aviation
9 4 (0.72%) Banking
9 4 (0.72%) Billing
9 4 (0.72%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 4 (0.72%) Music Industry
10 3 (0.54%) French Language
Job Titles
1 136 (24.42%) Developer
2 110 (19.75%) IT Support
3 83 (14.90%) .NET Developer
4 75 (13.46%) Support Engineer
5 70 (12.57%) IT Engineer
5 70 (12.57%) Senior
6 68 (12.21%) Analyst
7 61 (10.95%) IT Support Engineer
8 39 (7.00%) Lead
9 30 (5.39%) Consultant
9 30 (5.39%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 28 (5.03%) Senior Developer
11 27 (4.85%) Azure Engineer
11 27 (4.85%) Support Analyst
12 25 (4.49%) IT Analyst
12 25 (4.49%) Junior
13 22 (3.95%) 2nd Line Support
13 22 (3.95%) Junior Analyst
14 20 (3.59%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
14 20 (3.59%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 117 (21.01%) .NET
2 89 (15.98%) .NET Core
3 77 (13.82%) ASP.NET
3 77 (13.82%) ASP.NET Core
4 63 (11.31%) RESTful
5 46 (8.26%) CSS
6 43 (7.72%) HTML
7 36 (6.46%) Entity Framework
8 33 (5.92%) React
9 30 (5.39%) Blazor
9 30 (5.39%) ML.NET
10 26 (4.67%) Node.js
11 23 (4.13%) FastAPI
11 23 (4.13%) Terraform
12 22 (3.95%) AngularJS
13 21 (3.77%) ASP.NET Web API
13 21 (3.77%) Kafka
13 21 (3.77%) RabbitMQ
13 21 (3.77%) Vue
14 20 (3.59%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 41 (7.36%) Onboarding
2 40 (7.18%) Driving Licence
3 33 (5.92%) Cloud Native
4 17 (3.05%) Self-Motivation
5 15 (2.69%) Management Information System
6 13 (2.33%) Enterprise Software
7 12 (2.15%) Security Posture
8 11 (1.97%) Cyber Threat
9 10 (1.80%) Legacy Systems
10 8 (1.44%) Cyberattack
10 8 (1.44%) Greenfield Project
10 8 (1.44%) Hybrid Cloud
11 7 (1.26%) CCTV
11 7 (1.26%) iPhone
11 7 (1.26%) Mobile App
12 6 (1.08%) Data Structures
12 6 (1.08%) Digital TV
13 5 (0.90%) BBC
13 5 (0.90%) PKI
13 5 (0.90%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 155 (27.83%) Windows
2 85 (15.26%) Windows Server
3 15 (2.69%) Linux
3 15 (2.69%) Windows 10
4 13 (2.33%) Windows Server 2019
5 12 (2.15%) Apple iOS
6 11 (1.97%) Android
7 10 (1.80%) macOS
8 2 (0.36%) Unix
8 2 (0.36%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 115 (20.65%) Agile
2 107 (19.21%) AI
3 103 (18.49%) DevOps
4 97 (17.41%) Problem-Solving
5 83 (14.90%) Continuous Improvement
5 83 (14.90%) Cybersecurity
6 81 (14.54%) Full-Stack Development
7 80 (14.36%) CI/CD
8 76 (13.64%) Mentoring
9 55 (9.87%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 50 (8.98%) Machine Learning
11 48 (8.62%) Business Intelligence
12 46 (8.26%) Roadmaps
13 45 (8.08%) ITIL
13 45 (8.08%) Service Delivery
14 41 (7.36%) Cloud Security
14 41 (7.36%) Containerisation
14 41 (7.36%) Migration
15 40 (7.18%) Customer Service
16 39 (7.00%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 165 (29.62%) SQL
2 135 (24.24%) C#
3 76 (13.64%) Python
4 54 (9.69%) PowerShell
5 47 (8.44%) JavaScript
6 36 (6.46%) TypeScript
7 12 (2.15%) PHP
8 11 (1.97%) C++
9 10 (1.80%) Bicep
10 8 (1.44%) Java
11 7 (1.26%) Rust
12 5 (0.90%) T-SQL
13 4 (0.72%) Bash
14 3 (0.54%) Ruby
14 3 (0.54%) Scala
15 2 (0.36%) Data Analysis Expressions
15 2 (0.36%) Go
16 1 (0.18%) R
16 1 (0.18%) Shell Script
16 1 (0.18%) VB
Qualifications
1 74 (13.29%) Azure Certification
1 74 (13.29%) Degree
2 31 (5.57%) Microsoft Certification
3 25 (4.49%) Cisco Certification
4 21 (3.77%) Computer Science Degree
5 18 (3.23%) Security Cleared
6 16 (2.87%) CCNA
7 15 (2.69%) CompTIA Security+
8 11 (1.97%) Network+ Certification
8 11 (1.97%) SC Cleared
9 10 (1.80%) DBS Check
10 9 (1.62%) CCNP
11 8 (1.44%) CEH
11 8 (1.44%) CompTIA CySA+
11 8 (1.44%) DV Cleared
12 7 (1.26%) CISSP
13 5 (0.90%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 5 (0.90%) AWS Certification
13 5 (0.90%) ITIL Certification
14 3 (0.54%) CCSK
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (5.39%) QA
2 27 (4.85%) SLA
3 25 (4.49%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 24 (4.31%) GDPR
5 22 (3.95%) Data Quality
6 14 (2.51%) Cyber Essentials
6 14 (2.51%) NIST
7 8 (1.44%) NCSC
8 7 (1.26%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 6 (1.08%) PCI DSS
10 5 (0.90%) GRC
10 5 (0.90%) JSP 440
11 4 (0.72%) Accessibility
11 4 (0.72%) ISO/IEC 42001
11 4 (0.72%) PMO
12 3 (0.54%) NIST 800
13 1 (0.18%) HL7
13 1 (0.18%) ISO 9001
13 1 (0.18%) SOC 2
System Software
1 138 (24.78%) Active Directory
2 44 (7.90%) Docker
3 34 (6.10%) Hyper-V
4 24 (4.31%) VMware Infrastructure
5 20 (3.59%) Virtual Desktop
6 9 (1.62%) Virtual Machines
7 4 (0.72%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 4 (0.72%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.18%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 83 (14.90%) Microsoft Intune
2 45 (8.08%) Kubernetes
3 7 (1.26%) SCCM
4 4 (0.72%) Ansible
5 3 (0.54%) Proxmox
5 3 (0.54%) Single Sign-On
5 3 (0.54%) ZABBIX
6 2 (0.36%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 1 (0.18%) Grafana
7 1 (0.18%) Nessus
7 1 (0.18%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 381 (68.40%) Microsoft
2 31 (5.57%) Cisco
3 27 (4.85%) VMware
4 26 (4.67%) Apple
5 24 (4.31%) ForeScout
5 24 (4.31%) Google
6 17 (3.05%) ServiceNow
7 13 (2.33%) Facebook
8 12 (2.15%) Meraki
9 10 (1.80%) Ubiquiti
10 9 (1.62%) Adobe
11 7 (1.26%) Databricks
11 7 (1.26%) SonicWALL
12 6 (1.08%) Fortinet
13 5 (0.90%) Sony
13 5 (0.90%) Yahoo!
14 4 (0.72%) Citrix
14 4 (0.72%) ConnectWise
14 4 (0.72%) Draytek
14 4 (0.72%) Veeam